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Who to Call Before The Big Move

While packing up all of your belongings, thinking about possible renovations for your new home, and organizing all of your plans for your upcoming move, it can be difficult to remember who to call to tell it all to. While calling your friends and family may be bittersweet, they are some of the most important people in your life to call and tell about the move. On the other hand, making sure that you have covered all of your bases with doctor’s practices, insurance agencies, and other institutions will ensure that your new address will receive important documentation and billing information. Whether you are moving across the country or around the block, notifying important groups of people in your life and agencies of your address change is an important part of moving to a new home. Here are a few tips on people to notify when transitioning into a new place:

family's next move

5 Ways to Make Your Family’s Next Move Easier

Moving can be extremely stressful for the entire family. There is always some apprehension when moving because you never know exactly how the move is going to go. Your family may be concerned with the actual move itself and worried about some of their belongings getting lost. They may also worry about whether or not they will make friends and enjoy your new home. Thankfully, there are ways to ensure that your move goes off without any problems.

cross-country family move

How to Pull off a Cross-Country Family Move

Whether it’s for work or simply a fresh start in life, a cross-country move can be fraught with difficulties for your family. There are many things to consider – should you fly or drive? Does it make sense to sell most of your stuff and just replace them when you arrive at your new place? Should you bring this and that? The questions can be overwhelming. To help you execute a smooth transition, here are seven tips on how to pull off a cross-country family move.